Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor,
comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer
Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series Action, Professor Rick Payne in
the TV series Ghost Whisperer (2006â€"2008), the title role in the CBS
sitcom Gary Unmarried (2008â€"2010), as a featured cast member on the
sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1993â€"1995) and the
back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire (1996). Since
making his feature film debut with Jerry Maguire, he has appeared in
the films Suicide Kings (1997), Picture Perfect (1997), Paulie (1998),
Mafia! (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), The Adventures of Pluto Nash
(2002), Are We There Yet? (2005), The Groomsmen (2006), Street Kings
(2008), Hereafter (2010) and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
(2013).Mohr hosts his own podcast Mohr Stories on the SModcast Network
and, since September 2015, hosted Jay Mohr Sports, a daily midday
sports radio talk show on Fox Sports Radio. Mohr left Fox Sports Radio
in January 2016 to pursue acting ventures. He was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award as the inaugural host and executive producer of
Last Comic Standing (2003â€"2006).Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey
to Iva Jean (née Ferguson), a nurse, and Jon Wood Mohr, a marketing
executive. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He is of Scottish
ancestry. Mohr was raised Presbyterian, but later converted to Roman
Catholicism.In 1992, Mohr began his career hosting the lip-sync
contest game show Lip Service on MTV.
comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer
Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series Action, Professor Rick Payne in
the TV series Ghost Whisperer (2006â€"2008), the title role in the CBS
sitcom Gary Unmarried (2008â€"2010), as a featured cast member on the
sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1993â€"1995) and the
back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire (1996). Since
making his feature film debut with Jerry Maguire, he has appeared in
the films Suicide Kings (1997), Picture Perfect (1997), Paulie (1998),
Mafia! (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), The Adventures of Pluto Nash
(2002), Are We There Yet? (2005), The Groomsmen (2006), Street Kings
(2008), Hereafter (2010) and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
(2013).Mohr hosts his own podcast Mohr Stories on the SModcast Network
and, since September 2015, hosted Jay Mohr Sports, a daily midday
sports radio talk show on Fox Sports Radio. Mohr left Fox Sports Radio
in January 2016 to pursue acting ventures. He was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award as the inaugural host and executive producer of
Last Comic Standing (2003â€"2006).Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey
to Iva Jean (née Ferguson), a nurse, and Jon Wood Mohr, a marketing
executive. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He is of Scottish
ancestry. Mohr was raised Presbyterian, but later converted to Roman
Catholicism.In 1992, Mohr began his career hosting the lip-sync
contest game show Lip Service on MTV.
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